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Navjot Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Born: 20 October 1963, Patiala, Punjab
Major Teams: Punjab, India.
Known As: Navjot Sidhu
Pronounced: Navjot Sidhu
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, 3rd Test, 1983/84
Latest Test: India v New Zealand at Hamilton, 3rd Test, 1998/99
ODI Debut: India v Australia at Madras, World Cup, 1987/88
Latest ODI: India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sahara Cup, 1998
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 02/01/1999)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 51 78 2 3202 201 42.13 9 15 9 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1 0 9 0 - - 0 0 - 9.00
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 20/09/1998)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 136 127 8 4413 134* 37.08 69.72 6 33 20 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0.4 0 3 0 - - 0 0 - 4.50
FIRST-CLASS
(1981/82 - 1999/00)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 157 228 12 9571 286 44.31 27 50 50 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 17.2 1 91 0 - - 0 0 - 5.25
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1983/84 - 1999/00)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 205 191 19 7186 139 41.77 10 55 31 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1.4 8 0 - - 0 0 - 4.80
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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From a `strokeless wonder' to the best attacking batsman of spin
bowling, Sidhu travelled a very difficult path in Indian cricket.
Making his debut against the mighty West Indies at Ahmedabad, he was
dropped after playing only two Tests. But Sidhu made a sensational
comeback in the Reliance World Cup in 1987. With four half centuries
in five innings in the competition, he forced himself back into the
Test side as a transformed batsman. He celebrated his return by
scoring a century in the first Test against New Zealand at Bangalore
the following season. He was in good form in the Test series in the
West Indies that followed. Not only did he get a courageous hundred in
the final Test at Kingston, he also scored 286 against Jamaica - the
highest score by an Indian outside India. He was one of the few
batsmen equally at home in Tests and one day cricket and the manner in
which he played the spinners was an object lesson in attacking
batsmanship. He did well enough in Pakistan in 1989, New Zealand later
that season and in England in 1990 before temporarily losing his
place. But he forced his way back again during the 1993 England tour
of India and remained, more or less, a regular member of the team till
the end of the decade. Midway through the 1996 tour of England
however, following a misunderstanding with the captain Azharuddin, he
deserted the team and returned home.
But that was not the end of his career and Sidhu saved his best for
the last phase of his career. With courage and consistency as his
forte, he ran up a series of big scores, including a double century
against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1997. This was followed by a
good run against Australia the following season, where he often
softened up Shane Warne for Tendulkar to demoralise the bowler. He
still had a lot of good cricket in him when he decided to call it
quits in 1999. (Natarajan Sriram)
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